About Chaknara Village

Chaknara is a mid sized village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 278 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaknara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaknara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Sarenga
Pincode	722150
Area (hectares)	141.79 hectares
Population	600
Male Population	278
Female Population	322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,158
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaknara compares

By the 2011 count Chaknara is the 65th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 141.79 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Chaknara

Chaknara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaknara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhalukkhunya, Bhangadali, Bhangadeuli and Bikrampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chaknara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaknara village had a population of 600. That makes it the 65th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Chaknara village has 278 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaknara has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chaknara is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaknara covers 141.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaknara falls under Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chaknara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chaknara.

Chaknara is in Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.